June 1836
A race for a trifling sweepstake was got up among the T.B. it was run over Battersea fields the distance was about a mile with 7 leaps in it, the following fellows started
Astley
Forester
Merewether
Maule
Wingfield
Dudman
Whittaker
Bentinck
Astley won. Whittaker being second and Merewether third.
A race was also got up this month between the following boats two pair of sculls in each boat.
Howard Vialls
Somerton Vincent
Astley Tritton Junr
Merewether Forester
This race in consequence of a dispute did not come off.
Added by Somerton